In order to secure a federal response to a disaster, the president has to declare a:
A) earthquake. ?B) national crisis.
C) national emergency. ?D) disaster.
C) national emergency.
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it, and a detector measures the transmitted rays, indicating both shape and composition. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In Nix v. Whiteside (1986 ), the defendant was charged with murder and raised the defense of selfdefense. The Supreme Court held that the lawyer's preventing the defendant from ______________ was not ineffective assistance of counsel
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Drug- and gang-related violence in Mexico and particularly near the US border has escalated since Mexican President Felipe Calderón took office in 2006
a. True b. False
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. State courts of general jurisdiction can hear both criminal trials of guilt as well as appeals from lower courts. 2. Appellate courts do not decide matters of fact. 3. The attorney general is typically not very active in day-to-day prosecutions. 4. Retained counsel are attorneys selected by the defendant and paid for by the court. 5. Juries are involved in almost every criminal case.